Young people and their families are seeking any way they can to evade the Myanmar military’s conscription drive – sometimes with the help of sympathetic local administrators.
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Young people and their families are seeking any way they can to evade the Myanmar military’s conscription drive – sometimes with the help of sympathetic local administrators.
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The United States claimed it foiled a plot by an alleged Yakuza boss to sell weapons-grade plutonium sourced by an ethnic armed group in Myanmar, but experts say the story doesn’t add up.
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The Restoration Council of Shan State has ramped up forced conscription in its headquarters region, but the troop build-up seems more aimed at other ethnic armed groups than the Myanmar military.
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A consortium of ten Western donor governments is set to launch a new fund to bolster Myanmar’s fraught peace process.
Octogenarian former lawyer U Ye Khaung Nyunt was drawn out of retirement to help compose the recently passed 'Race and Religion' laws. He told Frontier why.
In July 2014, the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business named Yangon-based Parami Energy as the most responsible and transparent company in the country’s energy sector. Two weeks ago, the World Economic Forum added another accolade: Parami was invited to join its exclusive Community of Global Growth Companies. Eligible companies have a turnover of at least US$100 million and are committed to having a positive effect on the economies and societies in which they operate. Frontier spoke with Parami CEO Ken Tun about his vision for natural resources development in Myanmar and the country’s future as a supplier of energy to Southeast Asia.
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Octogenarian former lawyer U Ye Khaung Nyunt was drawn out of retirement to help compose the recently passed 'Race and Religion' laws. He told Frontier why.
Social media has become an important new player in this year’s election campaign, providing both positive and negative spin on the polls.
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A tense calm prevails in Laukkai as the capital of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone recovers from months of fighting earlier this year.
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A new report says IT growth in Myanmar must come in line with measures to protect human rights in the industry.
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The first private sector drug companies are poised to begin production, easing Myanmar’s reliance on imported pharmaceuticals.
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